\Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Brett Oberholtzer throws a pitch in the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees during spring training at George M. Steinbrenner Field.(Photo: Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports)

ALLENTOWN – The last two seasons have only reaffirmed Brett Oberholtzer’s love of baseball.

The Delaware native and William Penn grad has been with four organizations within the last two years, spanning coast to coast and splitting time between Triple-A and Major League Baseball.

“You’ve got to love it to do this,” Oberholtzer said. “It’s not easy bouncing around and being able to compete at the highest level. I’m glad to get the opportunity.”

Now with the Toronto Blue Jays’ Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons, Oberholtzer has gotten into a groove on the mound. Unlike his previous stops with the Astros, Phillies, and Angels, where he went back and forth from the bullpen and rotation, Oberholtzer has been a mainstay in the Bisons’ rotation.

Through eight starts with Buffalo, the 27-year-old Oberholtzer owns a 2.95 ERA and 1.242 WHIP in 42 2/3 innings. Oberholtzer was scheduled to face the Phillies’ Triple-A IronPigs Wednesday night.

“I like to start, and I’m attacking guys,” Oberholtzer said of his success. “But the main thing is I’m starting again, back in my comfort zone… It’s good to get that back.

“I think my stuff plays well as a starter,” he continued. “Being able to get guys out over the course of a long haul and setting them up, keeping them off balance as opposed to having reliever stuff and trying to get one or two guys out and that’s it.”

For now, Oberholtzer serves as Triple-A depth for the Blue Jays. Should he be called up at some point this season, he has plenty of big-league experience to rely on after playing in parts of four MLB seasons. Oberholtzer has appeared in 82 career MLB games, starting 44, while owning a 4.36 career ERA.

He spent his offseason back home in Delaware working to build his strength and pitch counts in preparation to start again. Oberholtzer hopes to get another shot to prove he can be a big-league starting pitcher.

“I definitely view myself as a big-league starter for a team, maybe No. 4 or 5 in a rotation that needs a guy to eat up innings and compete who stays healthy,” Oberholtzer said. “Just going out there competing and loving to start.”

Contact Meghan Montemurro at mmontemurro@delawareonline.com. Follow her on Twitter at @M_Montemurro.